Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-01-18


= of The Henley residence, large brlcl
residence that then stood where tn
"llenry Block" now stands, a it'll
. back from the street. Into this gat,
the tracks led. The lawyer was il
the crowd with pencil aud book tax
ing names of witnesses. For various
reasons we will call him Esq. Kirk
Finally Boss Shanks discovered old
e Jerry and his cart in shed that wa!
D boarded up beside the meat house o
Henley. His courage came to hin
, again and he wanted to call Henley
out then and there aud lick him, bul
: Kirk persuaded him to defer it unit
, some future time, as he had his fami.
5 ly with him.
So Boss Shanks made Ben lead old
Jerry out al the gate and he and Ben
threw their jeans coats in and after
good deal Of loud talking in the
way of threats of demolishing Hen
ley, he got Peggy and Mollic in aud
started for home. They had gone
about three miles when they were
overtaken by the Sheriff, who asked
Boss Shanks ii he was John Prowlcr.
Yes sir are he, at yer service"
said the Boss. "Well Mr.. Prowler,"
said the Sheriff, ~ have warrant for
YOU" 'Oh Lord what are a guyen
TO he come NV us p shrieked old aunt
Peggy. "What is hit fur?' said the
the Boss. "For stealing Bacon" said
the Sheriff. "Now lookey here strang-
er," said Ben, eve ant stold no bacon
and dad ant gyen back wild yer, yer
here me-" The Sheriff saw it was
getting pretty warm for him so he
said TO them. "lf find the bacon IN
your cart will you give me your word
that you will come to town next Sat
urday and show how ii came there p
''cartiuly, cartinly we WILL" said all
of them in concert, "but we hsint got
none in there, you can look fur yer
sell" said Boss Shanks. The Sheriff
got of his horse and ran his hand
down in the straw and sure enough
out he pulled shoulder and a side
of bacon, "my Lord, sez aunt Peggy,
how cum that are bacon in this cart
Boss " "Lord only nose" said the
Boss, 81 don't" "Some NV them drat-
ed town chaps has hid it in our cart
I'll they could move it," said Ben.
We've got plenty NV bacon tn hum"
said Moll "and l know dad dident
steal it," "My friends" said the
Sheriff, 'all have to do is to make
the arrest. The case will have to be
tried hereafter. And as it is late and |
you have your family with you, you
can give me your word that you will
return to town Saturday" Just then
wagon came up, the driver of which
the Sheriff knew, so he put the bacon
in and came back to town.
In their excitement the Prowlers
did not think to ask who accused
them OF stealing the bacon, so many
were the theories among them as to
how the bacon got In the cart and
who sent the Sheriff after them.
When Saturday came Boss Shanks |
and both of his boys were in town by |
eight o'clock. About The first person
they met was Lawyer Kirk, the man
of all men Boss Shanks wanted to
see on this particular Saturday morn
ing. esquire what will We charge to
git me outen this bomnable SCI ape p
said the Boss. "Never mind the
price," says Kirk, "do you Just keep
mum and don't answerany questions,
and above all don't you take a single
drink and allow me to manage this
affair and lie bring you out in style"
Now you see it was Mr.. Henley that
had you arrested" "Drat his buttons
said the Boss, "wbere is the white
livered-?" snow hold your temper
or wont do thing for you" San
right Squire, but /" keep quiet,dad,
said Ben, and let the Squire manage
things" Well, resumed Kirk, YOU
see llenley's got plenty of cash and is
very proud of his reputation. You
see the truth of it is some of those
Smart clicks around town just for
the sport let your horse in lIenley's
shed while the show was going on
and finding the smoke house
open put the bacon in the cart
without''thinking what would come
of it. This | can prove if it becomes
necessary, but you keep quiet aud
will have it settled l think. Kirk
left the Boss in charge of some friends
and found Henley and told him that
Boss Shanks was trying to have him
arrested, charged with stealing his
horse and cart on the show day. as
1t possible ?" said Henley, eyes and it
will put you to some trouble to disa-
buse the minds of the people who
don't know you well ofthe belief that
you might be guilty of some wrong
in the matter, at least" "Besides,"
said Kirk, "You know Just at this
time you can't afford any snch report
10 60 out to the people," CT should
have been stated that Henley was
for the Legislature at the /
August election. So theIe was no !
lime TO right the matter, before the !
slection) "Look here, said Henley
can't this be hushed up in some way ?
wouldn't have IL go to an arrest for |
anything reasonable. "Well,' said I
Kirk, "you know that these Prov a
ers are an unreasonable sort of folks (
and they are very much hurt at even
being accused Of stealing; and am !
satisfied they are innocent. Now | c
link l can hush the whole matter S
With a hundred dollars, provided c
you will withdraw the charge of ba- v
,on stealing" Now look here, Kirk, 9
aid Henley, I'll do nothing of the a
iind. Wasn't the bacon found in his p
art swell, suppose it was" said t
Kirk, "rhe Sheriff will say he doesn't f
believe they knew 1t was there. Be- 9
ides 1t will be easy enough for him y
o prove where he was until he found i
he cart and horse in your shed. u
Then when he found tie cart and o
lorse don't you know there was b
rowd present that viii swear he a
Iidn't put ii in there p "That's so," n
aid Henley, soltening down some. u
Well" said Henley, | Il tell you what
II do. III pay you $75 TO get il
ushed up under the circumstances,
Well" said Kirk, | will have to see
Fowler" So OF he went to Prowler